All Our Kids Early Childhood Networks are community-based collaborations that promote healthy pregnancies and the positive growth and development of all children birth to five and their parents/caregivers by assuring a well-coordinated, easily accessible, equitable, and just system of services and supports that engages parents as partners in making the system work for them. The AOK Network brings together community stakeholders and organizations to facilitate a shared understanding of the strengths and gaps in the local early childhood system and generate collaborative, strengths-based solutions that support our families; utilizing a wide range of service providers and community members that are dedicated to understanding the experiences and priorities of families with very young children and building a responsive system of care that supports their diverse and holistic needs in an ever-changing community. Together we are forging powerful connections so that service providers, families, and community members can co-create the future they want for all children in our community. The overall goal of AOK Networks across Illinois is to ensure that all children under the age of five and their families have the opportunity to receive the services they need to thrive. 

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Current FY25 Partnership Agreement

 

AOK Network Membership Expectations: 

• Provide one or more representatives to attend Network and/or Workgroup meetings and participate in AOK-sponsored events and activities 

• Inform clients, families, and program and/or agency staff of Network activities as appropriate 

• Share program-related information with AOK members, including needs and opportunities 

• Contribute to the continuous learning process through data sharing and analysis 

• Participate in the annual self-assessment of the AOK Network  

• Update the AOK Network Coordinator on programmatic changes, including staffing 

• Participate in and share information related to activities that support the vision and goals of the Network 

• Support the capacity and membership of the Network by sharing information, facilitating access to services, and seeking opportunities for collaboration 

 

AOK Network Membership Benefits: 

• Create and promote the shared agenda of the AOK Network 

• Develop important working relationships with service providers and families 

• Engage in system-building efforts that lead to positive outcomes for all children 

• Learn from, collaborate, and dialogue with families and professionals from across the community 

• Share and distribute agency and program information at Network meetings, through the AOK Network’s email distribution list, and through community outreach events and activities 

• Share resources that address issues affecting families, clients, staff, programs, and/or agencies 

• Enhance and expand collective impact through collaboration with community partners 

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Current AOK Network Partners

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Bethany for Children & Families

Bettendorf Family Museum

Birth to Five

Black Hawk Area Special Education District

CASA Rock Island County

Child & Family Connections

Child Care Resource and Referral

Community Health Care

East Moline School District #37

EveryChild

Family Resources

GiGi's Playhouse

Hiney Heroes

Hy-Vee, Inc.

In A Kid's World

It's A Child's World

Jefferson Early Childhood Center

Mercado on Fifth

Meridian

MetroLINK

Moline Public Library

Moline School District #41

Pregnancy Resources

Prevent Child Abuse Illinois

Project NOW

Quad Cities Open Network

RIROE

River Bend Foodbank

Rock Island County Health Department

Rock Island Milan School District #41

Rock Island Public Library

Royal Family Kids Quad Cities

Safe Families for Children

SAL Community Services- Early Head Start

Scott County Health Department

Southpark Psychology

Two Rivers YMCA

University of Illinois Extension Office

Western Illinois University

World Relief Quad Cities